An illustration of the various outdoor activities by youth groups at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms.
Views of Benmore House and Estate, gifted by H.G. Younger as a forestry and botany demonstration area with some of the activities given to forestry trainees.
Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
Teenagers voice their opinions on stereotypes and the issue of equality.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.
The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...
A short melodrama: the Chinese man Sang Lee takes pity on a white child (Jack). Twenty years later, Jack, now a prominent lawyer, defends his foster father in court from false accusations.
When the now-wealthy Jack sees his former lover by chance on the silver screen, he immediately goes looking for her.
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...
Ursula Geyer-Hopfe, Peter René Lüdicke
Amateur footage of the Erskine ferry and slipways after ceasing operation after the opening of the new Erskine Bridge.
I. Medium shot as V/W Class destroyer crosses the screen, and pan right to long shot of line of four Iron Duke Class (?) battleships. Medium shot off port beam of HMS Renown underway. Royal Sovereign ...
I. Battleships exercise at sea: elements of Second Battle Squadron run abreast for a shoot (cf IWM 1143); long shots of Orion and Iron Duke Class battleships; medium shot directly astern of Queen Eliz...
I. Destroyers in anchorage. Medium shot of HMS Parker (G.75). Pan to neighbouring line of moored destroyers and depot ship (Aquarius ?). II. Sixth Battle Squadron passes beneath Forth Bridge. III. Med...
I. Medium close-up of cameraship's wake, and pan up to four battleships in line astern, an Orion Class vessel leading. Kite balloon overhead. II. Two sequences showing elements of Second Battle Squadr...
I. Medium shot forward along portside of W Class destroyer to HMS Renown - a small boat spins past between the two ships. Medium long shot across fleet anchorage - Iron Duke Class battleships at frame...
A young girl works cleaning the kitchen floor of a house. When she has finished she tosses the soap and cloth into the sink, which is full of water. The cook tells her, gently, that the soap will wast...
Overview of twenty one ante and post natal exercises through the combination of detailed intertitles and physical demonstration. Filming takes place at Rottenrow Maternity and Women's Hospital as wel...
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...